Death warrant sent back to Chandigarh court again
Patiala jail supdt says Punjab has no territorial jurisdiction in the matterChandigarh, March 24
Citing several Supreme Court judgments and other legal arguments, the superintendent of the Patiala Central Jail today returned the death warrant of Balwant Singh Rajoana to the court of the Additional Sessions Judge in Chandigarh again.

5 die in Jammu bus mishapUdhampur, March 24Five persons were killed and 17 critically injured when the bus they were travelling in fell into a gorge near Nashri in Ramban district today.
Officials said the mishap took place around 5 am on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, nearly 60 km from here.
Ramban mishap victims being evacuated.

Now, Naxals kidnap Odisha MLA
Hostage crisis deepens as talks between Patnaik govt & rebels suspendedBhubaneswar, March 24
Maoists today abducted a ruling BJD MLA while he was returning home from Koraput district, leading to suspension of negotiations between the authorities and ultras for the release of two Italian nationals taken hostage by the rebels 10 days ago.

Meeting right to education targets
Now, teacher training centres at block levelNew Delhi, March 24
Soon teacher training institutes will be available in blocks where Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and minorities are concentrated.

Mumbai auto drivers double
as mobile phone salesmenMumbai, March 24
Is it really difficult for an honest auto-rickshaw driver to earn a living in Mumbai? The answer seems to be in the affirmative, going by the huge differential in fares paid by commuters who take
three-wheelers with mechanical meters susceptible to tampering and those fitted with electronic meters.

7
injured in explosion on ship at Mumbai harbourMumbai, March 24At
least seven people were injured in an explosion on board a chemical
tanker, Royal Diamond 7, docked at the Mumbai harbour today, according
to police. All those injured were rushed to St George Hospital, police
said.
A person injured in the fire being treated at a hospital in Mumbai on Saturday. — PTI

PM placates Lanka, writes to Rajapaksa on UN voteNew Delhi, March 24
With sentiments running high against India in Colombo, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today wrote to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa seeking to explain why India had supported the US-sponsored UN Human Right Council resolution against the island nation on 'war crimes.'